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TOE GALK VISB. No. 246,918. Patented Sept. 13,1881.

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NITED STATES PATEML OFFICEe TOE-CALK VISE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,918, datedSeptember 13, 1881.

Application led May 26, 1881. (Model.)

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID F. SPANGLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Columbia, Washington Territory,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoe Toe andOalk Vises; andI do hereby declare the followin gto be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference beingphad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters origures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention has for its object to furnish a convenient tool to beattached to a blacksmiths anvil, for holding horseshoes and shaping thecalks thereon.

It consists in a vise the fixed jaw of which is beveled at the top andprovided with a wing which lies on top of the anvil, and has a dependinglug, which ts into the hardy-hole, and in having the movable jawprovided with a cam-lever at its lower end, by which the vise is made toclamp the shoes.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a plan, ofa vise made according to my invention and applied to an anvil.

a is the fixed jaw ofthe vise, being provided with a fixed stem, a, withnut a2 for holding the movable jaw. The upper end of the fixed jaw isbeveledinward at a3 at the proper angle usually given to the inner sidesof horseshoecalks.

a4 is a horizontal wing projecting from the top of the jaw a across thetop of the anvil, and on the under side of this wing there is provided adepending lug, a5, which passes down into the hardy-hole and holds thejaw firmly to the anvil. In the wing a4 there are formed two smallvertical holes, a6, to be used for holding the shanks of hardies orother like tools.

b is the movable jaw. It is held on the stem a' by the nut a2. Its lowerend is not connected to the lower end of the iiXed jaw. The jaws arepressed openat their tops by a leafspring, b, the upper end of which isheld on the stem a', and the lower end of which presses on the outerside of the lower end of the jaw b.

c is a cain,pivoted bypreference in the lower end of the jaw b, and sothat it bears against the lower end of the jaw a. It is so constructedand arranged that when turned in the proper direction it forces thelower ends of the jaws apart and closes the upper ends together. The camcould be easily constructed so that it could be pivoted to jaw a andbear against jaw b. The cam is provided with and operated by alever-arm, c. When the cam is pivoted to the movable jaw it projectsaway from the smith, and in such arrangement I connect the outer end ofsaid lever-arm on 011e end of a rod, c2, the other end of which ishooked into an eye, c3, on a treadle, o4. One end of the treadle ispivoted in a suitable eye on the door of the shop, or to a sill or stakeprepared for the purpose. The other end of the treadle extends totheside of the anvil-block, within easy reach of the foot of the smith.`

When the vise is not in use the rod c2 can be unhooked from the arm cand dropped to the iioor. The vise can then he lifted from the anvil andlaid aside. The shoe dis placed between the jaws with the unsharpenedcalk rest- 7 5 ing on the beveled face a3, where it can be beaten intoproper shape.

The holes a6 are employed to receive the ends of the punch employed topunch the nailholes in the shoe. 8o

When the cam is pivoted to the stationary jaw a it can be operated byplacing the foot directly on the end of the lever-arm, or the treadlecan be rigged in the position shown in dotted lines. I prefer thearrangement of the 8 5 parts first hereinbefore described. The jawscould be pivoted together at the bottom and held apart at their tops bya spring placed between them in the well-known manner. Alever-arm couldbe pivoted to the side of the 9o stationary jaw above the stem a', andhave its end extended past the movable jaw and provided with a lateralextension, which would bear on the outer side of the movable jaw andpress the latter in toward the other jaw 5V but 95 this arrangement putsthe lever-arm somewhat in the way, and is not so convenient to operate.

Having described myinvention,whatIclaim, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

In a vise for forming calks on horseshoes, 10o

the combination, substantially as hereinbefore trol of the foot of thesmith, substantially as 1o set forth, of the anvil, the stationary jawproset forth.

vided with a beveled calli-face at its upper end, In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature in and with a horizontal Wing extending over thepresence of two witnesses. 5 face of the anvil, and with a depending lugDAVID F SPANGLER adapted to enter the hardy-hole, the movable jaw, anda. cam pivoted to one of the jaws Iand Witnesses:

bearing against the other jaw, and provided R. F. S'LURDEVANT, with a.lever-arm arranged to be under the con- JOHN W. NORRIS.

